Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-02-18 Daily Xml

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Housing Authority

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:38): Given that the minister didn't answer this question—

The PRESIDENT: Just ask your supplementary question.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: —which is why the details of the gutting of public housing previously by the then Treasurer were removed from the website.

The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink: By the previous treasurer? What are you asking?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: The previous treasurer. In my brief explanation at the beginning of the—

The PRESIDENT: No, just ask your supplementary question.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I have had clarification sought.

The PRESIDENT: Just ask your supplementary question, and the minister will answer in the manner she considers.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: She doesn't seem to be understanding it.

The PRESIDENT: We are not having a conversation.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: The detail, the history of the housing under the government when Treasurer Lucas was responsible for the portfolio, those records have been removed from the current minister's website. My question is why?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:39): Mr President, I don't have any documents on my website going back to when the previous treasurer was the treasurer because I wasn't in parliament, so I'm not quite sure what she's talking about.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke. Let's get on with it.